Reflections on Pedagogical Practices During COVID-19 Pandemic

IDEAS: Journal on English Language Teaching and Learning, Linguistics and Literature

This study aimed to investigate the use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in the teaching and learning process during the COVID-19 pandemic, the most online learning media used, and advantages and disadvantages of using ICT. This was quantitative qualitative research. The participants of this study were 110 English lecturers at universities in Indonesia. The techniques for collecting the data in this study were questionnaire, interview, and document analysis. In analyzing the data, the researchers used SPSS and Flow Model. There were three stages in the Flow Model, namely data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing/verification. Based on the analysis of the data, it can be concluded that the English lecturers used several online learning media during English teaching and learning process. There were some advantages and disadvantages of using ICT during the teaching and learning process. It is recommended for English lecturers to use various online learning ...

Randwick International of Education and Linguistics Science Journal, 2022

Communicative competence is the goal of language learning, for which students have to learn language in a real context; and it also becomes the focus of Curriculum 13 in Indonesia. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there are conflicts in realizing communicative competence for the students online. This study aims to identify conflicts faced by the teachers in integrating communicative language teaching method and online platforms used during the pandemic, as the lessons in long distance learnings. This study is qualitative with in-depth interview as the main data collection technique. The respondents of this study cover 137 senior high school teachers. The data is analyzed by identifying the relevant interplays between graduate competences, language learning methods, online platforms used, and conflicts on the teachers and students learning autonomously along pandemic. The findings show that there are conflicts among the teachers and students in implementing online communicative language teaching autonomously, since the method and the used online learning platforms are irrelevant and internet literacy and infrastructure are still poor. There must be comprehensive understanding and skills of the teachers and students in handling autonomous learning digitally along the pandemic including learning outcome, materials, learning methods and process, and testing the outcome. These conflicts bring about lessons of adaptability, collaboration, communication, and resilience, they have learned valuable skills that will serve them well in their future education and careers.

Balirano, Giuseppe / Rasulo, Margaret 2024. Advances, Trends and Approaches in Language Teaching, Learning and Education in the Post-pandemic Era: Theory and Practice – An Introduction. In Balirano, Giuseppe / Rasulo, Margaret (eds), Advances, Trends and Approaches in Language Teaching, Learning ..., 2024

Inspired by the insightful contributions delivered during the First International Conference on New Trends and Emerging Approaches in English held in Procida in September 2022, this Special Issue of RILA collects original scholarly work which discusses some cogent themes regarding societal transformations and their consequential repercussions on education systems around the world. By highlighting the socially and historically constructed relationship between learners and the target language in shifting and developing contexts (Blommaert 2013, Balirano 2021), this Special Issue specifically addresses the complexities of the current linguistic landscape in which advances in ELT have replaced traditional notions of education, and introduced innovative ways of thinking and learning as individuals traverse local and global boundaries, occupying multiple online and offline spaces, while coping with the aftermath of post-pandemic times.

EDUVELOP, 2021

This study seeks to find out the English teachers' reflections and lessons learned in language teaching during the pandemic. The method used was a guided narrative frame in which the teachers from the suburban wrote down their feelings and lived experiences. The data was analysed using thematic analysis and presented in themes. The findings indicate that the teachers found it challenging at the beginning of their online teaching. Both the teachers and students faced problems including economic situations, tech problems and mental struggles. Interestingly, this finding is similar to the outskirt teachers and students' problems. Besides, the teachers have learned the most vital things during their language teaching in the early year of the pandemic. They continuously shift their teaching strategies, provide personalised feedback to support the students' engagement, and become adaptable teacher-learners. Suggestions are provided for both teachers and policymakers.

Proceedings of International Conference on English Language Teaching (INACELT), 2020

The Covid 19 pandemic has changed the mode of how teaching is conducted. The teachers must be able to adapt to the conditions. As the government asks not to teach in the classroom, teachers are forced to be more creative in teaching. This article discusses teachers' reflection in teaching English virtually at the secondary school level after Central Kalimantan was designated as a red zone during the pandemic that learning must be done virtually home. The data were taken by a questionnaire sent through google form to 20 secondary school English teachers in Palangka Raya. The result showed, the score 77, it means that teaching English virtually is very difficult. Meanwhile, score 71 was difficult to get the materials, score 70 agreed that getting proper media related to materials is difficult, score 71 agreed that in accessing the technology in teaching virtually is difficult, and score 86, teachers strongly agreed that in virtual learning teachers must be more creative. They also said the level of difficulty in teaching virtually was consecutively Speaking, Writing, Reading and Listening. Finally, score 95 showed that teachers strongly agreed that teaching English for secondary school level was better to be done in direct classroom meeting mode.

Cognizance Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies

The sudden shift from traditional to blended learning as a result of the pandemic has posed numerous challenges and has had noticeable effects as the country gradually transitions back to face-to-face classes. This study aims to examine the teaching strategies employed by English language teachers to address the learning gaps caused by COVID-19. A convenience sampling method was used to select six teachers from different grade levels (G7 to G12) who participated in the study. A phenomenological approach was employed to identify and explore the teaching strategies that were utilized to address the learning difficulties stemming from the pandemic. Based on the teachers' interviews, the following strategies were identified: (1) incorporating activities that relate to students' daily experiences to enhance language skills, (2) providing ample opportunities for learning through recitation, repetition, and practice to improve knowledge and skills, and (3) implementing scaffolding ...

SK International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research Hub, 2022

Introduction: It's possible to give online courses and lessons entirely without using any in-person teaching or learning techniques, or it's possible to use a hybrid approach that incorporates both offline and online delivery methods. Aim of the study: the main aim of the study is to present challenges and approaches of teaching language during pandemic. Material and method: As part of a basic Delphi technique, three expert groups of important language lecturers who are well-versed in online learning, curriculum, and pedagogy were used to gather data for this qualitative research. Conclusion: This study's results are relevant because they provide light on how institutions are handling online delivery of academic courses.

Dinamika Bahasa dan Budaya

The condition of the education system that changed from a face-to-face learning system to an online learning system as a reaction to the spread of the COVID-19 virus throughout Indonesia made this an inspiration for researchers to conduct research. Of course, given the new education system, teachers must develop efficient teaching techniques to optimize student learning. This study intends to describe the methods teachers use to teach English lessons online during the pandemic. The purpose of this study is to analyze the teachers' methods for teaching English during the COVID-19 pandemic: (1) the strategies that teacher used during COVID-19 pandemic to teaching writing, (2) the reasons of selecting those strategies. In order to create this thesis, the researcher used descriptive qualitative methods. Since the researcher completed a one- month internship at a school on October 25, 2022, the study data has been assessed. Two English teachers from EMSA School were interviewed to g...

The journal of Asia TEFL, 2022

He did his MA in Applied Linguistics at the University of Adelaide, South Australia. Currently, he is a doctoral student at the Faculty of Language and Literature, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia. He is interested in English for specific pedagogy and systemic functional linguistics implementation in EFL/ESL and ESP practices.

JLER (Journal of Language Education Research)

The research aimed to described (1) Online learning scenarios which is doing by teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic on instruction text learning, (2) Difficulties of students and teachers experience when implementing on instruction text learning in the pandemic,(3) Student and teacher responses to online learning during the pandemic on instruction text learning, and (4) Differences in students’ knowledge and skills of instruction text learning in online learning. The research was conducted for 1 month in September 2020. The subjects of study are two teachers and fourth grade students of MI Muhammadiyah 2. The research procedure used was descriptive statistics. Data collection techniques in this research through online interviews. The results of MI Muhammadiyah 2 online learning research during the COVID-19 pandemic show that : (1) Online learning scenarios which is doing by teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic are Distance Learning and continue to make lesson plants that are sim...